A house on Shallowford Road that had a recent previous fire was consumed by flames on Saturday night.
At approximately 10:50 p.m., the Hamilton County 911 Center received numerous calls for a reported structure fire in the 8000 block of Shallowford Road. Due to the close proximity of the Chattanooga city limits, both the Chattanooga Fire Department and the Tri-Community Fire Department were dispatched.
Upon arrival, it was determined that the fire was located at 8012 Shallowford Road inside the city limits of Chattanooga. Firefighters from Quint 8 reported a fully-involved structure fire.
The structure had been vacant since a previous structure fire in December and the decision was made to fight the fire in a defensive nature.
Large hose streams were used from the outside of the structure since the house had significant damage from a previous fire and considered too unsafe to enter. Traffic on Shallowford Road between Jenkins Road and Ranch Hills Road had to be closed due to fire hoses being stretched across Shallowford Road.
Firefighters from Quint 8, Quint 13, Quint 21 and Squad 3 fought the fire for approximately 30 minutes until the fire was declared under control.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Chattanooga Fire Department, Fire Investigation. No injuries were reported and no estimate of damages was given due to the previous fire.
The Chattanooga Fire Department was assisted by the Chattanooga Police Department, Hamilton County EMS and the Electric Power Board.